Author: The Marijuana Herald

Chris Long, who spent 11 seasons with the Rams, Patriots and Eagles as a defensive end, admits now that he regularly consumed marijuana s an active player. “I certainly enjoyed my fair share on a regular basis throughout my career”, said Long Wednesday on The Dan Patrick Show. “I was[…]

Researchers at the University of Washington plan to study the impact of pregnant women consuming cannabis. As reported by High Times, researchers at the University of Washington want to know how moms who consume cannabis during pregnancy impact infants’ brain development. Although pregnant woman are told not to consume marijuana[…]

Ras Iyah V. describes himself as confrontational, especially with the police, notes a recent Reuters article. Ras is well known in Jamaica for his outspoken support of the marijuana industry. A Rastafarian with a long beard and dreadlocks, Ras has had numerous run-ins with the law over the years. Authorities[…]

According to a new study published by the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, the co-administration of marijuana and sub-therapeutic doses of oxycodone produces enhanced analgesic effects in human subjects. “Cannabinoids combined with opioids produce synergistic antinociceptive effects, decreasing the lowest effective antinociceptive opioid dose (i.e., opioid-sparing effects) in laboratory animals”, begins the study’s[…]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Representative Hakeem Jeffries have refiled their bill to remove marijuana from the feds controlled substances list. “The Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act is a phenomenal step forward in terms of social, racial, and economic justice in the context of what many people view as[…]

The Las Vegas City Council has given approval to a new law that would explicitly allow marijuana consumption lounges where the plant can legally be consumed. The City Council on Wednesday approved the ordinance to allow “social use venues” for marijuana. They will be allowed in the downtown and urban[…]

The consumption of cannabidiol (CBD) is associated with anti-cancer responses in human subjects, according to a pair of recently published case studies which were first reported by NORML. In the first study, British investigators reported on the use of CBD in an 81-year-old lung cancer patient following his decision to decline[…]

Just-released research shows that the enactment of medical cannabis access laws is associated with moderately lower levels of prescription opioid use, even after controlling for potentially confounding variables, according. This is according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. In this study a team of investigators from the University[…]

Newly elected Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) announced this week that she’s directing her health officials to add opioid dependecy as a qualifying medical cannabis condition. The directive allows those with opioid dependency to legally purchase, possess and use medical cannabis if they receive a recommendation from a physician, and register with[…]

Minor marijuana possession offenses will no longer be criminally prosecuted in St. Louis County, according to a new policy put forth by the elected prosecutor Wesley Bell, who was sworn into office earlier this month. St. Louis County is by far the most populated county in Missouri with nearly a million[…]